Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

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Dorsal view of a Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington

This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.

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27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.

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Not Capniidae

Taeniopterygidae (Willowfly) Stonefly Adult

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Collected March 28, 2006 from Salmon Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on April 7, 2006

Collected March 28, 2006 from Salmon Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on April 7, 2006

GONZO
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GONZO on Oct 8, 2006October 8th, 2006, 2:56 pm EDT

This is a member of the Taeniopterygidae--the first and second tarsal segments are about equal in length.

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Troutnut on Oct 8, 2006October 8th, 2006, 4:54 pm EDT

Thanks for catching the mistake. I'm not sure why I called it Capniidae -- probably the size. I think it was very small, but it's kind of hard to remember that many bugs ago.

Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
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